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Latest Links Heard on the Show

Archive or make copies of the information you store in iCloud
     heard on Sat 24 Oct 26
Learn how to archive or make copies of your iCloud Drive files, photos and videos, Safari bookmarks, and more. Making an archive of what you keep in iCloud is one more way to keep an extra copy of your information. Then if you accidentally delete an important contact, email, or document, you can restore it from iCloud or from another copy that you have.

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How to download your Google data
     heard on Sat 24 Oct 26
Important: If you download your Google data, it doesn’t delete it from Google’s servers. Learn how to delete your account or how to delete your activity. You can export and download your data for the Google products you use, for example:

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GRC Domain Name Speed Benchmark
     heard on Sat 24 Oct 26
A unique, comprehensive, accurate & free Windows (and Linux/Wine) utility to determine the exact performance of local and remote DNS nameservers . . . “You can't optimize it until you can measure it” Now you CAN measure it!

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Set up Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 resolver for extra safety
     heard on Sat 24 Oct 26
By default, your devices use a DNS server ?? provided by your Internet service provider (ISP). You can change this to use 1.1.1.1 instead, which gives you faster and more private DNS resolution. Some ISPs and network equipment providers already partner with Cloudflare to offer this.

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Odysseus AI Setup Guide
     heard on Sat 17 Oct 26
Odysseus AI is a free, open-source, self-hosted AI workspace.

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Is AI Profitable Yet?
     heard on Sat 10 Oct 26
TRACKING THE SPEND AND REVENUE OF FRONTIER AI COMPANIES (MAY 2026).

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Affinity Studio: Free creativity suite (alternative to Adobe)
     heard on Sat 10 Oct 26
Creative freedom (That’s actually free) All the design and photo editing tools you need in one app – for free. Download Affinity now on macOS or Windows. An app that adapts to you, not the other way around Affinity comes with built-in Vector, Pixel, and Layout studios, but you’re not locked in. Rearrange panels and mix and match your favorite tools to build custom studios. You can save multiple setups, switch between them in a click, and even share with others or download theirs. It’s customization that flexes to your workflow.

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Wireshark network traffic analyzer
     heard on Sat 10 Oct 26
The world's leading network protocol analyzer Wireshark lets you dive deep into your network traffic - free and open source.

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SynthID Detector - Identify AI generated media
     heard on Sat 10 Oct 26
Generative AI can help us all to be more creative, productive, and innovative. But it can be hard to tell the difference between content that’s been AI-generated, and content created without AI. Google SynthID is our watermarking tool, designed specifically for AI-generated content. It empowers users to identify AI-generated (or altered) content, helping to foster transparency and trust in generative AI.

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Local Send - Share files without the cloud.
     heard on Sat 10 Oct 26
Share files without the cloud. Fast, private, offline. Open source and cross-platform file sharing for everyone.

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